North Carolina Hunting & Fishing License Badges

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Fishing and Hunting License Sales Pages

License Badges

All badges are resident, celluloid, and 1 3/4
inches unless noted.

1927 State Fishing

The first badge issued, celluloid over metal
back.

1927 County Hunting

1927 State Hunting

Unusual to find consecutive number badges.

1928 State Fishing

1928 County Hunting

1928 State Hunting

1929 County Fishing

1929 State Fishing

1929-30 County Fishing

1929-30 State Fishing

1929-30 County Hunting

1929-30 State Hunting

1930-31 County Hunting

1930-31 State Hunting

1931 County Fishing

1931 State Fishing

1931-32 County Hunting

1931-32 State Hunting

1932 County Fishing

1932 State Fishing

1932-33 County Hunting

1932-33 State Hunting

1933 State Fishing

1933-34 County Hunting

1933-34 State Hunting

1934 County Fishing

1934 State Fishing

1934-35 County Hunting

Lithographed

1934-35 State Hunting

Lithographed

1934-35 State Fishing

Lithographed

1935-36 County Hunting

1935-36 State Hunting

1935-36 State Hunting & Fishing

1936 County Fishing

1936-37 County Hunting

1936-37 State Hunting

1936-37 State Hunting & Fishing

All metal 1 3/8 inches.

1937 State Fishing

Copper plated metal.

1937-38 County Hunting

1937-38 State Hunting

1937-38 State Hunting & Fishing

Enamel, nickel plate, brass metal, 1 1/2 in. .

1937-38 State Trapping

1938 County Fishing

1938 State Fishing

Enamel, nickel on brass 1 3/4 in..

1938-39 County Hunting

1938-39 State Hunting

1938-39 State Hunting & Fishing

Nickel plate on brass 13/8 in.

1939 County Fishing

1939 State Fishing

The last year that license badges were issued by
North Carolina.Nickel and enamel on brass. 2 inches.

From 1927 to 1939 the State of North Carolina issued badges
that you had to wear when hunting or fishing.

All North Carolina Hunting & Fishing licenses badges are
hard to find. There are many badges not shown here. There were non-resident badges
and a complimentary badge.

The County badges would only allow you to hunt or fish in the
county they were issued in. They were cheaper than the state badges. You were
required to wear the badge when hunting or fishing.

The six all metal badges are unique to North Carolina. No
other state issued metal badges like these. Especially the Bluegill shaped
badge, and the stylized Acorn shaped badge. While it is not the rarest badge,
the bluegill is one of the most unusual badges from any state.

There also were North Carolina Licensed guide badges issued, I
have seen them from 1939-1941, but I do not know the exact years they were
issued yet.

There also were both state and county North Carolina Migratory
Waterfowl licenses issued. I have seen three different ones, one state, two
county. None of them had a year listed on the badge itself, but my guess would
be late 1930s to early 1940s.

1935-36 License Fees

County fishing $1.10

County hunting $1.10

State fishing $2.10

State hunting $2.10

State hunting & fishing $3.10

Paper Licenses that went with the badges.

You also were required to
have the paper license that went with the badge in your possession. This was to
prevent multiple individuals from using a badge. Some badges had a pocket on the
back to hold the folded license.

1930-31 County Hunting

1931 State Fishing

1932-33 County Hunting

Later Paper Licenses

1946 State One Day Fishing

1953 State Fishing

1961-62 County Hunting

North Carolina Hunting & Fishing Regulation Booklets

1953 Fishing

1955 Fishing

1963-64 Hunting & Trapping

North Carolina Lifetime License Buttons

These were given to hunters or fishermen when they
bought a lifetime license from the state. These are not "official"
license badges, required to be worn, they were just a thank you gift from the
state for buying the license. 1 3/4 inch.

Lifetime Fisherman

Lifetime Hunter

Lifetime Sportsman

North Caroline Lifetime License Card

Plastic, 2 1/3 x 3 3/8 inches. This was the official
license you are required to carry.

North Carolina Fish Net Tags

Used on gill nets and etc.

1952

Brass, 3 1/2 inches

1953

Aluminum, 2 1/2 inches.

1956

Aluminum, 3 1/2 inches.

1957

Aluminum, 2 1/4 inches.

1959

Aluminum, 2 1/4 inches.

North Carolina Fish & Game Warden Badges

Badge #1921

This was from when the Wildlife Department was under
Department of Conservation and Development. Slightly larger than badge
2, by a different maker, also uses a bit different style of the letters.
Less concave. Copper finish.

Badge # 3035

A bit later than the first badge. Smaller pin, badge
is a bit shorter. More concave. There is also a version of this badge
that says Protector on it. Heavy, bronze finish.

Newer Badge

1970s-1980s? Was bought from the estate of a Game
Warden. Heavy plated metal. 2 1/4 inches.

Other North Carolina Wildlife Badges

2002 Wildlife Commission

From the NC State Fair. 1 3/4 inches

Fish For Fun

NC Wildlife Resources Commission 1980s? 2
inches.

Think Habitat

From the Wildlife Commission, 1990s, 1 1/2 inch.

Check For Wildlife

To promote a $1.00 donation for wildlife on NC State
tax forms. 1 1/2 inch.

Certified Safe Hunter Pin

1 inch, 1980s?

Kinston, NC Safe Hunter Tournament

Tie Tack 3/4 inch. 1970s?

Wildlife In North Carolina State Fair Buttons

1981

Squirrel

1982

Heron

1983

Largemouth Bass

1984

Peregrine Falcon

1985

Pair of Ducks

1986

Black Bear

1987

Trout

1988

Whitetail Deer

1989

Black Capped Chickadee

1990

Rabbit

1991

River Otter

1992

Loggerhead Sea Turtle *

1993

Dove

1994

Wood Duck

1995

Wild Turkey

1996

Raccoon

1997

Owl **

1998

Muskellunge

1999

Salamander (Neuse River Waterdog)

2000

Quail

2001

Indigo Bunting

2002

Eastern Coral Snake

2003

Box Turtle

2004

Striped Bass

2005

American Beaver

2006

Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat

2007

Robust Redhorse

2008

Timber Rattlesnake

2009

Brook Trout

2010

Fox Squirrel (black phase)

2011

Gopher Frog

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
State Fair pins This is a list of the pins, eventually a photo of all the pins.

"The NC Wildlife Resources Commission
State Fair pins feature a different species each year. The species correspond
to the theme of the commission's State Fair exhibit.

The oldest dated State Fair pin is 1983.
There are two others, squirrel and heron, that don't show a date. The squirrel came
first in 1981, the heron in 1982.

* The pin for the 1992 State Fair had an
incorrect year. It was dated 1993. The two 1993 pins feature a morning dove and a
turtle. The species for 1992 was the turtle, the 1993 pin has a morning dove.

** The 1997 pin also celebrates the 50th
anniversary of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. Its date is 1947-1997.

In 2002 there were 2 pins given out at
the exhibit. One was the Eastern Coral Snake as the species pin. The other was
a larger pin featuring the commission's stationery logo.

The 2002 pin was the first year the
species was labeled on the pin. They have been labeled since then."
(Information courtesy of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Department. )

I do have some of the State Fair pins, as well
as North Carolina, and other Hunting & Fishing Licenses and pins for
sale. Click
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North Carolina has a wonderful, award winning, wildlife and
nature magazine called Wildlife in North Carolina, it is published by the North
Carolina Wildlife Resources commission and features the wildlife of the state,
fishing, hunting, and just observing nature. Beautiful nature photography, and
excellent writing. Click Here to Subscribe.

The badges below were designed by an artist, and submitted in
2004 to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. They were not selected
for use, but the designs are still under consideration for some use in the
future. The artist had 100 sample sets made up, and the wildlife commission gave
permission for him to sell them, as long as he waited till after 2005, and added
a disclaimer that they were not official, nor were they endorsed by the Wildlife
Commission. Who knows, maybe one day we will see badges again. These are
wonderful designs. Well made, metal Around 2 inches.

I am always interested in buying North Carolina
badges both ones not shown here, or these same badges for sale or trade.

I collect, sell, and trade fishing & hunting license
badges. If you have any badges to sell or trade, please e-mail me at the address
below. I am primarily interested in southern licenses, but will consider other
badges. I also collect Field & Stream award and honor pins, and other
fishing related pins. If you have any for sale or trade, please contact me
below:

The badge, above left, came from the Bob Timberlake Gallery in
Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Cost was $2.95. It isn't a full reproduction, as
you can see it is a repro of the 1938 badge, but they changed the date to 1937
(someone told me Timberlake was born in 1937), and they reversed the colors of
the black and silver, the pin on the back is different. The new badge is
constructed out of cheaper metal, the old badge is nickel plate on brass. New
badge is flat, the old badge is concave. . Even with these differences I will
bet some folks will be selling the new badge as old, and probably some will be
replacing the new style pin, and dirtying the badge up a bit to make it look
old. The new badge is made in China. I have seen a reproduction
a 1939 County Hunting badge, that was a very poor
fake done on a modern badge machine, with poor photocopying. I saw seven
North Carolina fakes being sold on eBay as reproductions. The seller listed the
size as 2 1/4 inches. They looked pretty good, and if someone just had a picture
to go by, and did not know the size, they could fool even a regular
collector.

The last few months I have been seeing many fake badges for
sale on eBay. Some are 1 3/4 inch fakes, some aged to look old and fool
collectors. Some are 2 1/4 inch reproductions. I have seen New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, California, Mississippi, and others. Some sellers are selling
them as old, some are selling them as reproductions. One of the problems is that
even the sellers that are being honest are selling badges that are not plainly
marked as reproductions. Unscrupulous sellers are buying these badges on eBay
and then selling them as old, original badges. The quality of these fakes vary
from good quality fakes that might fool a collector, to very poor fakes that are
unlikely to fool anyone with a personal inspection of the badge. The problem is
that all a person has to go by on eBay is a small picture, the description, and
the experience and honesty of the seller. Know your seller. If you have any
doubts ask questions, ask if they will guarantee the authenticity and age of the
badge. .

I also collect other fishing and hunting items, rods, reels,
lures, accessories and memorabilia, in addition to other fishing and hunting
badges, pins, and medals, some of which will be shown if you click on the links
below:

Every badge I sell is an authentic, old, badge, unless noted
otherwise. I guarantee such, and if you have doubts, you are welcome to return
the item for a refund. Make sure any dealer will stand behind what he sells.